"Breathes there the man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land! Who heart hath ne'er within him burn'd, As home his footsteps he hath turn'd, from wandering on a foreign strand."
-Sir Walter Scott "The Lay of the Last Minstrel"

About Me

I'm an Indie writer, book lover, coffee connoisseur and history buff and folklorist. On a normal day you'll either find me reading, writing or on Goodreads talking to other writers. On a Foreign Field, The Modern Tales of Na Fianna series and others

Friday, December 31, 2010

Guid Hogmanay!

So it's actually New Year's Eve if you can believe it! I can't. This year has seemed to fly by. But I'm not sad to part with it either. I hope that this year is better than the last, and that it bodes well for Scotland.

By the way, the Christmas Pudding turned out really good! It was very delicious and we served it with caramel sauce and whipped cream. (My Americanized version of custard ;-) Over all, I think it is a tradition I will keep going.

Today, I am going to try out a new shortbread recipe my grandma gave me and I will tell you how that works out as well.

Today is also the birthday of Bonnie Prince Charlie, so be sure to drink a toast to the King over the Water tonight.

That's all I have time to write about for now, but have a good Hogmanay and here's a little bit of Burns sung by Dougie MacLean to end the year 2010

We actually didn't flame the pudding, bad me! :) I did take a pic of it all dressed up on my plate, but I have been lazy about putting pictures up. I still want to put some up from my trip this summer. I'll see about putting the recipe up. This is a busy month for me, so the posts might be a little brief and sparse. Thank you for commenting though!

"For as long as a hundred of us remain alive, we will not submit to the domination of the English, for it is not glory, honor or riches that we fight for, but for our freedom alone, which no one gives up but with life itself."